A new book by James M. Bradley sheds new light on the obscure politician. Here are some fun facts you probably missed ...

Martin Van Buren earned two nicknames ... one way the expression became part of the English language. Van Buren was the first president born an American citizen. He was also the only president ...

Martin Van Buren entered the White House on the coattails of his illustrious predecessor, Andrew Jackson, making him the second vice president to succeed his ... of Texas because he feared it would ...

Though President Andrew Jackson gave the period its name, the most talented practitioner of the new art of popular politics was Jackson’s diminutive successor, Martin Van Buren. According to ...

The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum and the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site will ...

Martin Van Buren allied himself with President Andrew Jackson ... Died: July 24, 1862, in Washington, D.C. 1837: Queen Victoria becomes the British monarch. 1837, 1839, 1840: Samuel Morse files ...

How much do you know about President Martin Van Buren? Chances are, not much. The eighth president of the United States, who served from 1837 - 1841, does not usually get Mount Rushmore-level ...